French Fifth Republic

What the Native American Governments might have become if the Europeans never interfered. In the 1400’s the Aztecs started to quickly expand and making the conquered vassals. However, the Spanish would quickly conquer them using more advanced weapons, and the diseases brought over from Europe would plague the natives destroying society so. So then, what would’ve happened, if Europeans never sailed across the Atlantic or never existed? It is reasonable to assume that given time they might have…

Brazil is a federal republic, consisting of 26 states and the Federal District of Brasília. Each state has its own elected legislature and governor.Brazil's legislative body is the National Congress, which is composed of the Chamber of Deputies and the Federal Senate. Deputies are elected for a term of four years. Senators serve 8-year terms, with three senators elected from each of the states. From 1964 to 1985, the military controlled the government under a succession of generals, who…

ask the average American whether the United States was a republic or a democracy most would answer, a democracy. In the Gettysburg address Abraham Lincoln called America a: “government of the people, by the people, for the people.” When just reading this statement it sounds as if Lincoln was the president of a democracy. Surprisingly, however, the United States is not, and never has been, a democracy. The United States is primarily a republic, and not a democracy, because of the Founding…

Politics One of the most important characteristics of the Uruguayan politics is their perfect democracy, which is placed first in Latin America. This is a country where everybody`s point of view and opinions matter. When we addressed Uruguay`s politics is impossible not to address the name Jose Mujica, their last president. His way of thinking was brilliant; that is why his ideas have had such an important impact in the international community. President Jose Mujica has stated one of the…

Good evening most gracious and almighty council. I, Plato, as well as my colleague Socrates, stand before you today, to propose our idea of how the city hall ought to be painted. I guarantee you, by the time we are through with this presentation, you will be nothing but convinced to comply with our pitch. In order to achieve a more perfect and ideal society, we must base it solely on justice and human virtue. In order to achieve that, we must have a ruler ship of philosopher kings, as well as…

The tension between the “American empire and the “American republic” is based on trying to keep both an empire and republic. America was more or less forced into becoming an empire, and with that came power. Being an empire or at the top as the author George Friedman says, makes other people and other countries want to tear you down. The tensions that emerge between an empire and republic are the different ideologies. An “American empire” is based on the idea of realism. Realism is about the…

De Gouges in rebuttal of Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen. Even in a progressive time, the French Revolution, where people’s rights are being won, there is always someone who is being put under another and forgotten in seek of power. The first document that needs to be discusses is Bodin’s “On Sovereignty” in this document Bodin affirms the notion…

angas In 1513, the Italian diplomat, writer, and philosopher Niccoló Machiavelli released his political treatise titled De Principatibus, or The Prince. His book not only formed the basis for political science and is considered one of the first works of modern philosophy, but also stressed many ideas that remain controversial in modern day politics. One of the more prominent ideas in Machiavelli’s masterpiece is that the ends of one’s actions justify how they got there. This idea that someone’s…

There are many different types of governments in history. When you compare a Constitutional Monarchy and a Democratic Presidency, it can be clear that the two are very different but alike. For the Democratic Party, the people hold its’ supreme power. For example, the United States falls under the Democratic Presidency. The U.S. is broken up into different levels, and three branches concluded of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. For a Constitutional Monarchy, it is the oldest…

Throughout history presidency is known as one of the most important positions in all of American government. Whoever is determined to be president has the responsibility of shaping the way people look at America as a whole through not only their actions but also through their words. I’m sure we can call agree that the essence of the presidency has certainly evolved considerably over the course of American history. Although the twentieth century is revolved around a president-centered government,…